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One of the biggest challenges for some parents is figuring out a way to entertain their child on airplanes. We’ve all been there, either with your child or with someone else nearby with a restless child. It always brings joy when a child is staying busy looking out the window, playing with toys or using…
This is a post in our series of Delta Secrets we’ve learned over the last 11 years flying this great airline that just happens to have a more “interesting” way to find flights you want to take at the miles you want to spend. Delta Secrets – How To Find Low Level Delta Award Flights To Italy…
EXPIRED The Platinum Delta SkyMiles® Business Credit Card from American Express entitles members to a invite a guest on a round-trip Domestic Economy Class flight once they qualify for a companion certificate. The certificate is easy to redeem and can be valuable if used for the right (expensive) economy flight. See airline credit card offers page for current…
Dialing home to the U.S. Or Canada from an international trip can be expensive. But if you have an iPhone and a wifi connection this post will show you how to make free phone calls back home to the U.S. Or Canada for free with no strings attached. magicJack The magicJack iPhone application is free…
In this post we’ll share an amazing deal where you can get 50% off summer awards to Europe with Air France in Coach or Business Class. The latest promotional offer only requires 12,500 Flying Blue miles plus $88.47 in taxes for a one-way flight to Europe from Dallas in coach during peak summer season. But the new…
In the past I’ve hinted that I really really like the first row in Delta’s flat-bed Business Elite cabin over all other seats. Apparently, it’s been burning a few people on why the left side and the first row of the flat-bed Business Elite cabin. I’ve been getting a ton of emails about this, here’s…
There are a lot of things people know about Delta. The fantastic Woodford Reserve Bourbon served on domestic Delta flights (don’t you dare enhance this 🙂 Delta!) the amazing Delta First class omelets, to the great flight attendants. Delta Secrets – Sky Club Suite, Can You Guess The Airport? Looking for More Delta Miles? See…
A few weeks ago I stumbled on a bunch of Vanilla Reloads at a gas station then just like Delta and United enhancements in 2014 I started seeing Vanilla Reloads everywhere, eventually finding them at these four stores and then more. They were humming along until today when I visited a friendly neighborhood gas station…
Something that I’ve always done is take time to relax between connections. Whether it is checking out some truly great airport restaurants, lounging in a Club, having a drink to relax, or just grabbing a cookie, I try to find something that makes being at the airport enjoyable. A fellow BoardingArea blogger, Rene at DeltaPoints,…
I’ve shared in the past how it US Airways actually charges a lower number of miles than American Airlines does itself for American Airlines three cabin First Class in the US ever since American and US Airways started reciprocal award redemption it is actually 15,000 miles cheaper to use US Airways miles. This reciprocity and…
A few weeks ago we shared how you can cancel award for free from Air France. Since I credit all of the miles I earn through Rocketmiles and have the ability to transfer Amex points earned through generous bonuses like the 150,000 Platinum Amex bonus, I always have enough Air France miles on hand to book an award,…
In the previous post we shared an amazing deal where you can get 50% off summer award redemptions to Europe with Air France or KLM. Since the 50% off coach tickets with Air France promo awards applies to connecting flights beyond Paris or Amsterdam from Houston, you can pretty much go anywhere in the European network for…
In this post we’ll share an amazing deal where you can get 50% off summer awards to Europe with Air France. The latest promotional offer only requires 12,500 Air France miles plus $87.99 in taxes for a one-way flight to Europe from Houston during peak summer season. The Flying Blue (Air France / KLM /…
This trick never gets old and is a sure fire way to make your room cooler this summer. I’ve used this trick now at Hilton, Hyatt, Starwood and IHG hotels and every time it worked like a charm. How To Use The Trick With valid INCOMM thermostats use the following steps: – While holding display…
First Class comes with many perks including extra legroom, priority boarding, yummy snacks, full meals and most of all refreshing complimentary beverages. But sometimes on short flights you don’t get to take advantage of all the benefits due to reasons out of your control. Maybe you boarded just as the doors were closing and you…
The other day I needed to book an Air France award, so I fired up the Airfrance.us website, found low level award availability on my home town airline (which is a partner of Air France) and booked the flight within a few moments. But within 10 hours I decided to cancel the flight. Luckily, Air…
Yesterday I shared hints to help you find two gas stations that I found sell Vanilla Reloads with credit cards so you can reload your pre-paid cards to make everyday purchases. Well, we’ve done it again. We’ve found yet another, unpublished gas station that sells VRs to patrons and accepts credit card as payment. Vanilla…
Since Mrs. Weekly Flyer likes to do our shopping online and in particular pick up every day items at stores like Drugstore.com, it totally makes sense to take advantage of this 15% cash back offer and combine it with another option to add a few more percent cash back. With the combination of a two…
Once CVS went cash tender only, I realized there was still another work around to use Vanilla Reload cards to load my Bluebird, but it required an extra step that I explained in this previous post. But I knew from a previous road trip down south from my home town that I could pick up…
What’s the first thing you do when you get into your hotel room? We all have habits and that counts for how you settle into your hotel room upon arrival. Some people like to drop their bag and leave, others like to fully unpack, while others are a little more meticulous about exactly what they…